They often say that the greedy man is often gone without punishment, this can be proven true for many, the great kings and queens frequently got what they wanted through sly movements, the knights will kill for fame, the pretty princesses tend to get everything that they desire. In all of these incenses, no one bats an eye and it is seen as the norm, but not for the poor hunters of Churchill.
Centuries ago, just as settlers moved into the township Churchill and the surrounding area, a great awakening began, the forest finally came to life with mythical creatures that could be referred to as "guardians," but it is said that they call themselves no more than the simple peace keeper for the animals of their beloved forest. As the settlers began to hunt for food, the guardians began to watch with a vigilant eye, because if the hunters began to take more than they needed, they would strike without mercy.
The guardians began to trick the greedy hunters, turning themselves into animals of the forest to allow themselves to be taken down, only to get up and strike back fiercely. The hunters who survived often returned to Churchill to spread the news of these beings, at first the township grew angry with the guardians and began an attack, but quickly learnt that their actions were futile, they quickly figured out why they had been attacked in the first place and began to limit their hunts to once a week, making sure not to hunt more than what they needed.
Centuries went by, the people of Churchill still only hunted once a week in order to keep the peace with the guardians, who they had grown to study more and more, they managed to figure out all three types of guardians that lurked in Churchill's forest:
Shape Shifters (3 sub categories)
Fighters
Elementals
The three all had different roles among the forest, the shape shifters had three main categories:
Elm Shifters, which can change into any hooved animal such as deer and moose.
Dala Shifters, which can change into birds, such as crows and any other residential bird.
Villa Shifters, which can change into small rodents such as squirrels and raccoon's.
The rarest kind are the Elm Shifters, they can easily be over hunted and killed if they haven't gone through proper training, at least that's what the people of Churchill believed.
The fighters often appeared as humanoid creatures that carried weapons to harm any hunters, these guardians were the most aggressive among the three other kinds, they would kill without a second thought, even if a hunter hadn't killed more than he needed they still might be killed by a fighter, though in the recent years the fighters have become more docile.
And finally, the elementals, they are seen as the wise ones which are able to weld a power, unique to each elemental , these guardians come in the thousands but are increasingly difficult to find, so the people of Churchill only have a limited amount of information on these guardians.
With the time ticking, more and more hunters begin to call quits on hunting once a week and start to hunt every day, usually killing off more than what they need. The guardians begin to stir again…
It's time to end this.